Stockmarket

A. Selecting Stock Step 1: Access http://finance.yahoo.com/ on the web. Step 2: Type in the name of a company in which your group is interested in investing and click on “GET QUOTES.” Step 3: Familiarize yourselves with that company by studying the webpage and clicking on some of the hypertext links in the left margin. Step 4: Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have determined five companies in which your group wants to invest. Step 5: Write the names of the five companies in the Group Portfolio Chart in the “Section C. Conferencing” portion of this worksheet. B. Determining the Number of Shares Step 1: Write down the most recent trading price of the stock (Last Trade) in the “Trading Value” column of the Group Portfolio chart. Step 2: Divide $20,000 by the Trading Value. Round this number DOWN to the nearest whole number, and write the whole number in the “Number of Shares” column. C. Determining Total Stock Value Step 1: Multiply the Number of Shares by the Trading Value. Write this number (including the numbers to the right of the decimal) in the Total Stock Value column. Step 2: When you have done this for each of the five companies, add the five Total Stock Values together. Write this number on the line next to “Group’s Net Worth.” This is how much money your investments are worth. We will be tracking this Group’s Net Worth value to determine whether your group makes any money during our simulated activity.

Our Group Portfolio
Group’s Net Worth ___
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